Evidence · Proto-cuneiform: the archaic texts of Uruk
The links between complex tokens and commodity signs rest on visual resemblance, most token subtypes are unique or…
The links between complex tokens and commodity signs rest on visual resemblance, most token subtypes are unique or rare, and the catalogue's categories and dates are inconsistent.
What it means
Key questionWere the clay tokens and bullae the direct ancestors of the proto-cuneiform signs?
No answer ahead yet
Openunchanged
Still possibleunchanged
Sources 1
Review of Denise Schmandt-Besserat, Before Writing
SRCZimansky 1993
Cite it
Mysteries Department. (2026). The links between complex tokens and commodity signs rest on visual resemblance, most token subtypes are unique or… [Evidence EVD0DEDXNTS6VYG]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/EVD0DEDXNTS6VYG
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author = {{Mysteries Department}},
year = {2026},
note = {Evidence, catalog key EVD0DEDXNTS6VYG},
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